The G L D Spectacle
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The Gold Rimmed Spectacles
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Author : Giorgio Bassani
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012-03-01
The Gold Rimmed Spectacles written by Giorgio Bassani and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Fiction categories.
Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly. As anti-Semitism spreads across Italy, the Jewish narrator of the tale begins to feel pity for the ostracized doctor, as the fickle nature of a community changing under political forces becomes clear. The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles is a gripping and tragic study of how lives can be destroyed by those we consider our neighbours.
Amanda Lester And The Gold Spectacles Surprise
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Author : Paula Berinstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-03-27
Amanda Lester And The Gold Spectacles Surprise written by Paula Berinstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-27 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
What is Professor Scribbish hiding? Amanda and her friends have known about the mysterious Detective's Bible for some time. But what they never dreamed was that old Lovelace Earful, Legatum's founder and the author of the precious book, had much more up his sleeve than that. Now a strange pair of gold-rimmed spectacles he designed has fallen into the hands of the Moriarty brothers. But the glasses have been stolen, and it falls to Amanda to figure out where they are and get them back before . . . what? All she knows is that they're powerful and the bad guys want them. But in order to acquire them she'll have to penetrate a fortress where a new enemy is waiting--one who has already targeted Scapulus Holmes and is coming for her next. What she doesn't know is that sometimes you should leave well enough alone.
Making A Spectacle
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Author : Jessica Glasscock
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-10-26
Making A Spectacle written by Jessica Glasscock and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-26 with Design categories.
From 13th century Franciscan monks to Beyoncé in Black is King, Making a Spectacle charts the fascinating ascension of eyeglasses—from an unsightly but useful tool to fashion's must-have accessory. The power of glasses to convey a range of vivid messages about their wearers have made them into a billion-dollar business that appeals to cool kids and rock stars, and those who want to be like them, but the fashionable history of eyeglasses is fraught with anxiety and drama. At the beginning of the 20th century, the assessment in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar was that spectacles were "invariably disfiguring." Invisibility was the best option, and glasses were only to be put on once the lights at the opera went dark. While variations of that glasses-shaming sentiment appeared at regular intervals over the next 100 years or so, eyeglasses continued to evolve into an endless array of shapes, colors, purposes, and personalities. Once sunglasses took off in the 1930s, the magazine editorial made glasses a conspicuous part of the fashion narrative. Eyeglasses went to the ski slopes, the stables, the beach, the Havana hotel. Plastic innovations made a candy-colored rainbow of cat-eyes and "starlet" styles possible. Suddenly, everyone had the opportunity to look like Jackie O on vacation in Capri. Making a Spectacle traces contemporary high fashion frames back to their origins: the military aviator, the glam cat eye, the nerdly Oxford, the high-tech shield, the fanciful butterfly, the lowly rimless, and other styles all make an appearance. Featuring interviews with influential designers, makers, and purveyors of glasses including Adam Selman, Kerin Rose Gold, and l.a. Eyeworks, Making a Spectacle also takes a look at today's most cutting edge eyewear, showing the reader the latest and most innovative ways to see and be seen.
The Yoruba God Of Drumming
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Author : Amanda Villepastour
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2015-12-01
The Yoruba God Of Drumming written by Amanda Villepastour and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-01 with Music categories.
As one of the salient forces in the ritual life of those who worship the pre-Christian and Muslim deities called orishas, the Yorùbá god of drumming, known as Àyàn in Africa and Añá in Cuba, is variously described as the orisha of drumming, the spirit of the wood, or the more obscure Yorùbá praise name AsòròIgi (Wood That Talks). With the growing global importance of orisha religion and music, the consequence of this deity's power for devotees continually reveals itself in new constellations of meaning as a sacred drum of Nigeria and Cuba finds new diasporas. Despite the growing volume of literature about the orishas, surprisingly little has been published about the ubiquitous Yorùbá music spirit. Yet wherever one hears drumming for the orishas, Àyàn or Añá is nearby. This groundbreaking collection addresses the gap in the research with contributions from a cross-section of prestigious musicians, scholars, and priests from Nigeria, the Americas, and Europe who have dedicated themselves to studying Yorùbá sacred drums and the god sealed within. As well as offering multidisciplinary scholarly insights from transatlantic researchers, the volume includes compelling first-hand accounts from drummer-priests who were themselves history-makers in Nigerian and Cuban diasporas in the United States, Venezuela, and Brazil. This collaboration between diverse scholars and practitioners constitutes an innovative approach, where differing registers of knowledge converge to portray the many faces and voices of a single god.
Renaissance Vision From Spectacles To Telescopes
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Author : Vincent Ilardi
language : en
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Release Date : 2007
Renaissance Vision From Spectacles To Telescopes written by Vincent Ilardi and has been published by American Philosophical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
Deals with the history of eyeglasses from their invention in Italy ca. 1286 to the appearance of the telescope three cent. later. "By the end of the 16th cent. eyeglasses were as common in western and central Europe as desktop computers are in western developed countries today." Eyeglasses served an important technological function at both the intellectual and practical level, not only easing the textual studies of scholars but also easing the work of craftsmen/small bus. During the 15th cent. two crucial developments occurred: the ability to grind convex lenses for various levels of presbyopia and the ability to grind concave lenses for the correction of myopia. As a result, eyeglasses could be made almost to prescription by the early 17th cent. Illus.
Daily Consular And Trade Reports
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Daily Consular And Trade Reports written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Consular reports categories.
Commerce Reports
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
Commerce Reports written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Consular reports categories.
Special Consular Reports
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908
Special Consular Reports written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Consular reports categories.
Cotton Goods Trade In China
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Author : United States. Bureau of Manufactures
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Cotton Goods Trade In China written by United States. Bureau of Manufactures and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with China categories.
A History Of The Precious Metals From The Earliest Periods To The Present Time
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Author : John Lee Comstock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
A History Of The Precious Metals From The Earliest Periods To The Present Time written by John Lee Comstock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with California categories.